M6.5 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Nov 7, 2019, 10:44 PM GMT-12 (10:44 UTC), 577 km (359 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.5 (mww), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-11-08 10:44:44 UTC
- Depth
- 577.0 km (358.5 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.945° S, 179.511° W
- Region
- Fiji
- Strongest shaking
- II, weak shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- II, weak shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 0.1% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- -2.4 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
| Range | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
| Range, million USD | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Moment magnitude
- 6.5 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 114°, dip 13°, rake -171°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 15°, dip 88°, rake -77°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 9.2 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From modeling of broad-band P waveforms
- Station coverage gap
- 25°
- Stations used
- 133
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 2516 days ago · 554 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.0south of the Fiji Islands · 2514 days ago · 598 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 2511 days ago · 573 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 2510 days ago · 613 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 2499 days ago · 583 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.1Fiji region · 2498 days ago · 563 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.5south of the Fiji Islands · 2497 days ago · 564 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 2496 days ago · 587 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 2489 days ago · 609 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 2474 days ago · 619 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 2474 days ago · 588 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 2468 days ago · 595 km deep · 50 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000693m (also filed as iscgem617000153). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:41 AM UTC.